Reducing salt intake by 3 grams daily could prevent 32,000 to 66,000 new strokes each year in US adults.

Eating too much salt doesn’t just raise blood pressure—it also makes strokes more likely and heart failure worse.

Eating too much salt—more than 2,000 mg a day—can raise your chances of having a stroke or heart problems, so cutting down salt for everyone could save a lot of lives.

If you swap regular table salt for a salt substitute that has more potassium, it might lower your chance of having a stroke by about 14%.

Women would see bigger drops in strokes from eating less salt than men, especially Black women with 9-15% fewer strokes compared to 5-9% for other women.

If you're over 60 and have had a stroke or high blood pressure, switching to a special salt that has less sodium and more potassium might help you have fewer strokes.